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- Study Shows Doctors Often Distort the Truth with Patients
  
  A study discussed in Friday's Tennessean shows that many physicians withhold the truth from patients to avoid being held accountable through a lawsuit:
  
  More than half admitted describing…
  
  John Lowery | Feb 10, 2012 | Comments Off
- Aunt Jemima Pancake Recall: Too Close for Comfort
  
  I've never been a fan of the shopping cards some stores make you sign up for to get their discounts. But the nearest grocery store to my house is Kroger and I begrudgingly signed up and let…
  
  John Lowery | Jan 29, 2012 | Comments Off
- Birds of a Feather: Why Tennessee Doctors Stick Together in Malpractice Cases
  
  In medical malpractice litigation we often see a phenomenon where doctors stick together and seem to defy logic in the way they swear under oath that sometimes deadly mistakes aren’t…
  
  John Lowery | Jan 22, 2012 | Comments Off
- Big Trucks in Fog or on Ice: Federal Safety Regulations Say "Park It. Don't Drive It."
  
  Recently in Nashville heavy fog and icy road conditions set the stage for a 50 car pile up during the morning work commute. With the onset of winter, it seemed prudent to revisit the topic of a…
  
  John Lowery | Dec 20, 2011 | 1 comment
- The Acts Before: What the jury doesn’t know in an injury trial
  
  I’ve never served on a jury although I wish I could. To those called to serve as jurors in a trial it must seem like…
  
  John Lowery | Dec 19, 2011 | 1 comment
- Joe Paterno’s Firing Is Just The First Step
  
  What I consider to be the most important case of my career so far involved the sexual molestation of children by a trusted counselor. I represented several victims who had been abused by a predator…
  
  John Lowery | Nov 9, 2011 | Comments Off
- Halloween Safety: Keeping Our Kids Out of Harm's Way
  
  It’s Halloween week and soon our streets and sidewalks will be filled with costumed youngsters on a quest for treats. I spent parts of the last weekend crafting a spooky (not really) ghost circle…
  
  John Lowery | Oct 25, 2011 | Comments Off
- Responsibilites of a Dog Owner:
  
  There is an old saying that every dog gets one bite. That saying came from the common law that held a pet owner was responsible for a dog’s actions once it was known that the dog had a dangerous…
  
  John Lowery | Sep 7, 2011 | Comments Off
- Indiana Stage Collapse: Who's At Fault?
  
  Tragedy has struck the Indiana State Fair. Failure to adequately secure a concert stage rigging caused its collapse in the face of strong winds just before the country music duo Sugarland was to…
  
  John Lowery | Aug 14, 2011 | 10 comments
- I signed a waiver and then got hurt? Is there a case?
  
  Last week I attended a public event where there was a bounce house offered for any children attending so long as the accompanying adult signed a waiver of liability. There was no observation or…
  
  John Lowery | Aug 1, 2011 | Comments Off